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Police identify eight children abused by Redding doctor

A Redding doctor currently in jail for multiple sex charges is confirmed to have abused eight children, according to investigators with the Redding Police Department Investigations Division.

Investigators say Dr. Benjamin Shettell, 39, owner of Fusion Health Care and Silhouette Med Spa, abused children, whose ages ranged between 6 and 17 years old. Some of the children were his patients.

Investigators also issued a search warrant on Shettell's offices, residence and storage units, and found child pornography.

Shettell pleaded not guilty to 40 counts of oral copulation and 10 counts of sodomy against minors on June 23. Due to the new development in the case, investigators said they will submit additional charges related to child sexual assault and possession of child pornography to the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office.

He is currently being held at Shasta County Jail in lieu of $3 million bail.

Rebecca Lewis, a certified family nurse practitioner and Shettell's business partner at Fusion Health Care told police she had received a message from Shettell's ex-boyfriend Cody Hailey, who alleged Shettell had sex with three boys several times in 2016.

Lewis told investigators she knew one of the boys was a patient because she had seen his chart in the office.

Officers believe there are more victims and witnesses who have knowledge of Shettell, and are asking that anyone with information regarding the investigation contact the Redding Police Department Investigations Division at 530-225-4214.